Cabotegravir

Cabotegravir
Clinical data
Trade namesVocabria, Apretude
Other namesS/GSK1265744, GSK744
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa621010
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B1
Routes of
administration
By mouth, intramuscular
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding>99%
MetabolismUGT1A1
Metabolitesglucuronide
Elimination half-lifetablets: 41 hours
injection: 5.6–11.5 weeks
Excretion47% via feces, 27% via urine
Identifiers
  • N-((2,4-Difluorophenyl)methyl)-6-hydroxy-3-methyl-5,7-dioxo-2,3,5,7,11,11a-hexahydro(1,3)oxazolo(3,2-a)pyrido(1,2-d)pyrazine-8-carboxamide
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ECHA InfoCard100.306.452
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H17F2N3O5
Molar mass405.358 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@H]1CO[C@H]2N1C(=O)c3c(c(=O)c(cn3C2)C(=O)NCc4ccc(cc4F)F)O

  • as salt: [Na+].C[C@H]1CO[C@@H]2CN3C=C(C(=O)NCC4=CC=C(F)C=C4F)C(=O)C([O-])=C3C(=O)N12
  • InChI=1S/C19H17F2N3O5/c1-9-8-29-14-7-23-6-12(16(25)17(26)15(23)19(28)24(9)14)18(27)22-5-10-2-3-11(20)4-13(10)21/h2-4,6,9,14,26H,5,7-8H2,1H3,(H,22,27)/t9-,14+/m0/s1
  • Key:WCWSTNLSLKSJPK-LKFCYVNXSA-N

  • as salt: InChI=1S/C19H17F2N3O5.Na/c1-9-8-29-14-7-23-6-12(16(25)17(26)15(23)19(28)24(9)14)18(27)22-5-10-2-3-11(20)4-13(10)21;/h2-4,6,9,14,26H,5,7-8H2,1H3,(H,22,27);/q;+1/p-1/t9-,14+;/m0./s1
  • Key:AEZBWGMXBKPGFP-KIUAEZIZSA-M

Cabotegravir, sold under the brand name Vocabria among others, is an antiretroviral medication used for the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. It is available in the form of tablets and as an intramuscular injection, as well as in an injectable combination with rilpivirine under the brand name Cabenuva.

It is an integrase inhibitor with a carbamoyl pyridone structure similar to that of dolutegravir.

In December 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved cabotegravir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in at-risk people under the brand name Apretude. In September 2023, it was approved for pre-exposure prophylaxis in the European Union.